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Aug 27, 2015

Store data in variable from HTTP_REQUEST to LB_FAILED

Hi, I am wondering, is it OK to set a variable in HTTP_REQUEST and then read it later in LB_FAILED? My purpose is to store the name of a failover pool, just in case LB_FAILED occurs with the prim...
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Aug 28, 2015

I make a remote call to determine which backup pool is best for the particular request, and store it in a variable during HTTP_REQUEST.

 

Usually there is no LB_FAILED event. But when there is, the variable does not always have the correct value anymore. Sometimes it has one of the other possible values.